Clinical Interventions, Mental Health Crises, and Navigating Recovery with Will Crosswell

About this episode

The episode features a conversation with Will Crosswell about recovery, mental health crises, and the challenges posed by modern substance use.

In this episode of Finding New Waters, B. Reeves and New Waters Recovery CEO Justin McClendon sit down with Will Crosswell, therapist, clinical interventionist, and founder of Crosswell Interventions in Austin, Texas, for an honest and wide-ranging conversation about recovery, mental health crises, and the evolving landscape of substance use. Will shares his personal recovery story, his path from residential treatment work to clinical interventions, and why he was drawn back into high-intensity crisis work after years in private practice. Together, the group explores how modern interventions require a trauma-informed, clinical lens, especially as substances like Delta-8, kratom, and other gas-station products drive increasing rates of psychosis and severe mental health instability. This episode explores: Will’s journey into recovery and clinical social work What a clinical interventionist is and why it matters Differences between substance-use and primary mental health interventions The rise of psychosis linked to synthetic and unregulated substances Delta-8, kratom, kava, and gas-station drugs Why some people do not fully “come back” after prolonged use Family systems, healing…

People in this episode

Hosts: B. Reeves, Justin McClendon

Guest: Will Crosswell

Topics covered

• mental health
• recovery
• clinical interventions
• substance use
• psychosis
• trauma-informed care

Keywords

• recovery
• mental health crises
• clinical interventionist
• substance use
• psychosis
• Delta-8
• kratom
• sober living

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Crosswell Interventions

Places: Austin, Texas

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